Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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The Kimball area will begin to see a little activity associated with the missile project. Starting in the Pawnee Grasslands and then moving north, sub-contractors will begin the surveying process for the environmental impact statement, project officials told the Observer. To have “no surprises,” Joseph Coslett and Terry Higgins from the 90th Missile Wing at Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne said they were in Kimball on Monday to keep people informed. Landowners in the areas affected have already received letters, but the 90th Missile Wing wan...
As late spring temperatures hit the low 90s, the Kimball Swimming Pool opened for the 2021 season Saturday to some pretty excited kids. The pool is open daily....
After a long hard winter of below-freezing temperatures, cold lonely nights and heavy snow, everyone looks forward to springtime. Springtime in western Nebraska is a time of spraying fields, planting crops, repairing fences, and branding calves. Livestock branding is an age-old custom to identify the owner of the animals dating back at least 4,700 years. Proof exists that the Egyptians branded. It can be seen in a tomb painting "depicting a cattle roundup and branding from 2700 BC," according...
Good morning Banner County, friends near and far! Well summer has arrived hot and hot! A little rain and just like that everything is green! I hope you all are loving it. Here at home things are moving in the fields and pretty slow, but on the go always it seems. The regular school board meeting is to be Monday, June 14th in the school cafeteria at 7:30 p.m. Birthdays here this week include: Whitney Harper, Kaylea Stoddard, Chris Kling, Brian Browne, Robin Darnall, Brock Elsen, Keagan Marie Adrian, Monty Stoddard, Kohl Krakow, Jack Cochran,...
Wayne E. Lukassen, 88, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kimball with Father Robert Karnish and Mike McDermott officiating. Burial was in the Kimball Cemetery. Visitation was held on June 4 from 2:00 until 6:30 p.m. at the Cantrell Funeral Home. Rosary services were held following the visitation at the funeral home. Visit www.cantrellfh.com to... Full story
Darrel Dean Fox of Gering passed away on June 2, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be planned at a later date. Online condolences may be made by viewing Darrel’s Memorial Page at www.bridgmanfuneralhome.com. Bridgman Funeral Home and Cremations Service in Scottsbluff is entrusted with arrangements. Darrel was born in Bowdle, SD, to Herbert and Adeline (Hermann) Fox on December 27, 1942. Darrel graduated from Hoven High school in 1960. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1961. While i... Full story
Charles (Charlie) W. Goins, 76, of Skiatook, Oklahoma, died on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Hillcrest Heart Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his loving wife, Beverly, of 52 years by his side. Charlie's daughter, Trish Lynn Goins, was born on March 15, 1972, in Kimball and died on May 19, 2021. A celebration of life for both Charlie and Trish will be held at 10:00 a.m. on June 11, 2021, at the Kimball Cemetery with Pastor Brent Kuhlman officiating. Military Honors will be provided by Pine Bluf... Full story
Members of the AmeriCorps team are continuing their volunteer work in Kimball. After weeks of working at the Plains Historical Museum, they are now at the Community Trail, according to Jean Gilbert. Gilbert said that they are staining the picnic shelter near the center of the trail, and a picnic table will be constructed for the shelter. Then the AmeriCorps team will build a shade shelter for the bench on the west end of the dam. The picnic shelter, picnic table and shade shelter were all...
Local events are beginning to occur again after COVID-19 cancellations of last year. Kimball's 12th annual Ranch Rodeo will be held this Saturday, June 12, with 20 bronc riders and seven ranch rodeo teams set to participate. The event will be held at the Kimball-Banner County Fairgrounds, complete with a beer garden and food. Kimball's Ranch Rodeo is a WSRRA sanctioned event, which includes team tying, trailer loading, branding and doctoring and wild cow milking. Events start at 5:30...
6/10/21 6:00 Majors-Gering #3 6/11/21 5:30 Co Pitch Baseball Green v. Blue-SE 5:30 Co Pitch Softball Pink v. Blue-NE 5:30 Tee ball Green v. Red-SW 6:15 Tee ball Blue v. Yellow-SW 6/14/21 6:00 Minors-Gering #4 6:30 Babes-Gering Legion Field 6:00 U13 Softball-Kimball 6/15/21 6:00 Majors-Kimball Southeast 6:00 U10 Softball-Scottsbluff South 6/16/21 6:00 Minors-Kimball Northeast 6:00 U10 Softball-Kimball Southeast... Full story